Brazilian Army Detained Melk & Forced Him to Remove Landless Workers Hat
Folks, Last week, I visited a Frida Kalho exhibit in a museum located inside the historic Fort Copacabana, a symbolic military installation that was once…
Articles by Mike Elk
After 3 Month Pause, Studios & WGA Returning to Bargaining Friday – Wabtec Sues UE – NBC Universal Forced to Reopen Sidewalk
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where the wildfire smoke is once again returning. Please donate to help me pay for my asthma medicines. After 3 Month…
As UPS Workers Rally Against Contract, Teamsters Drag Out Ratification Process -Fort Knox Rocked by Strikes – Studios Exec May Return to Bargaining Table
Folks, Greetings from Burgh, where I am wrapping up a few assignments and heading out on vacation next week. Help a Tired Labor Reporter Take…
388 Minors Found Illegally Working for Mcdonald’s – 5,000 Commercial TV Producers Unionize – GM Announces 39% Profit Surge as Strike Deadline Looms
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where over 100 animal humane society workers have just moved to unionize with the Steelworkers Union. 100 Human Society Workers…
180,000 UPS Part-Timers Left Out of Teamsters’ Deal – Biden Pressured Teamsters to Settle Early – Yellowstone Rangers Unionize
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where it a been a busy day to get a sense of how workers feel about the Teamsters settlement at…
Hotel Workers Kick Off 3rd Strike Wave – UAW Prez Fain & Biden Meet Ahead of Strike – Powell Frontrunner in Pgh State Rep Race
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where I just received some exciting news from a funder. We will have more next week, but Payday is making…
22,000 Teamsters to Strike at Yellow – 500,000 US Workers Likely to be on Strike in 2 Weeks – 16-Year-Old Guatemalans Killed in Miss. Poultry Plant
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where it’s been an exhausting day working on our data migration transfer to the open-sourced, non-profit platform Ghost. 500,000 Workers in…
500,000 Workers Likely to Strike in US this Summer – Donate to Help Us Cover it
Payday needs your donations to help to cover the over 160,000 SAG-AFTRA members, who are now striking alongside 11,000 Writers Guild members for the first…
CWA-NewsGuild Faces New Legal Charges, Won’t Release Discovery Documents
PITTSBURGH, PA – This week in a court in Pittsburgh, I filed a “motion to comply” against CWA-NewsGuild, charging that the union failed to comply…
3,300 UPS Pilots Vow to Strike w/ Teamsters Drivers – Erie Hotel Facing Heat for Housing Scabs – Universal Facing Investigation Over Trimming Shade on Picket Lines
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where I am slowly getting back in the swing of things after struggling with some over-exhaustion and Long Covid-related issues. …
160,000 SAG-AFTRA Members to Strike with 11,000 of the Writers Guild for 1st Time in 60 Years
Today, over 160,000 SAG-AFTRA members in TV and film went on strike, joining the 11,000 Writers Guild members, who have already been on strike for…
Hollywood Strikes & Summer of Strikes Reporting Fund
Payday needs your donations to help to cover the over 160,000 SAG-AFTRA members, who are now striking alongside 11,000 Writers Guild members for the first…